Know Your World - 7

1. Name the Granary of Northern India

Punjab

2. The subject which deals with the functioning of the economy as a whole is known as ____

macroeconomics

3. What is Micro Economics?

the part of economics concerned with single factors and the effects of individual decisions.

4. What is Macro Economics?

the branch of economics concerned with large-scale or general economic factors, such as interest rates and national productivity.

5. What is Capitalist economy?

an economic system where private individuals and businesses own and control the means of production and distribution of goods and services

6. What are the different names of Capitalist Economy?

free market economy, free enterprise economy, or market economy

7. Who said "Socialism refers to the government ownership of the means of production, planning by the government and income distribution"?

Samuelson

8. What is Socialist economy?

an economic system where the means of production, such as land, factories, and machinery, are owned and controlled by the state or the community as a whole, rather than by private individuals or corporations

9. Which type of economy is Indian economy?

mixed economy

10. Who said "Economics is what economists do"?

Jacob Viner

11. For each degree celsius rise in temperature, the velocity of sound increases by __

0.61 m/s

12. Two sources of sound are said to be in resonance, if they are in ___

same frequency

13. The velocity of sound is greatest in which material?

solids

14. When a ray of sound enters in water, it undergoes a change in ___

velocity and wavelength change, while its frequency remains constant

15. In Doppler's effect which quantity (physical) changes?

the observed frequency (or wavelength) of a wave changes

16. The unit of frequency in SI system is ___

hertz (Hz)

17. Who proposed Electromagnetic wave theory?

James Clerk Maxwell

18. If the fundamental frequency of sound source is 300 Hz, the frequency of second harmonic is ___

600 Hz

19. What is the velocity of sound in air at zero degree celsius?

331 meters per second

20. Light is an example of ___ wave

transverse

21. What is Reserpine used for?

to treat high blood pressure

22. The spice Clove is obtained from which part of the plant?

flower buds

23. Bee wax is secreted by the wax gland of ___

worker bees' abdomens

24. Edible part of Apple is ___

the Thalamus

25. Who is the father of computer?

Charles Babbage

26. Who is called the mother of computer?

Ada Lovelace

27. What is the normal body temperature of humans?

98.6°F (37°C)

28. What is gestation period?

the time between conception and birth during which a developing embryo or fetus grows inside the mother's womb

29. Velocity of sound is maximum in which medium?

solids

30. What is absolute zero?

the theoretical lowest possible temperature at which all molecular motion stops

Know Your World - 6

1. What is "Variable cost"?

Variable cost is an expense that changes in direct proportion to the level of production or sales.

2. What is "Bilateral monopoly"?

A bilateral monopoly is a market situation where there is only one seller (a monopolist) and only one buyer (a monopsonist).

3. Who first measured Indian National Income?

Dadabhai Naoroji

4. Production method, income method, expenditure method are the three methods of __

National income

5. National income in Indian Economy is estimated by __

Central Statistics Office (CSO), which is a wing of the National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (mospi).

6. What is GNP in economy?

Gross National Product (GNP) represents the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced by a nation's economy within a specific period, typically a year.

7. What is GDP in economy?

GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced within a country's borders during a specific period, typically a year.

8. What is Inflation?

Inflation is the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, and subsequently, purchasing power is falling.

9. What is Deflation?

Deflation is a general decline in the prices of goods and services. It's the opposite of inflation.

10. What is Stagflation?

An economic situation where a country experiences slow economic growth, high unemployment, and rising inflation simultaneously.

11. What is Demand pull inflation?

Demand-pull inflation occurs when there is an increase in aggregate demand (total spending) that outpaces the economy's ability to produce goods and services, leading to rising prices.

12. What is Cost push inflation?

Cost-push inflation occurs when the overall price levels in an economy rise due to increased production costs.

13. Value Added Tax is imposed for the first time in Indian Economy on the basis of recommendation of which comittee?

The Tax Reforms Committee headed by Raja J Chelliah

14. The Central Government of India earns maximum tax revenue from the ___

Corporation tax

15. Estate duty was first introduced in India in __

1953 (It was abolished in 1985)

16. Corporation tax is levied on whose income?

Net income or profit that corporate enterprises make from their businesses

17. MODVAT scheme was introduced in which year budget?

1986

18. In which year did Tobin Tax suggested by Prof. James Tobin?

Professor James Tobin first suggested the Tobin Tax in 1972.

19. What is Arabica?

Arabica is a species of coffee plant (Coffea arabica) known for producing high-quality coffee beans.

20. What is Fazenda?

Any kind of farm in Brazilian Portuguese

21. "Canopy layer" is found in which forests?

Rainforests, both tropical and temperate

22. Tropical grasslands are known as ___

Savannas

23. Mediterranean Forest of North America is found in ___

Coastal regions of Southern California

24. Which forest is most important for Timber industry?

Boreal forests

25. Which forest is found in polar region?

Boreal forest, also known as taiga

26. Which state of India is the largest silk producing state?

Karnataka

27. Which state of India is the largest sugarcane producing state?

Uttar pradesh

28. Name some plantation crops found in India

Tea, coffee, rubber, coconut, arecanut, oil palm, and cashew

29. Name some commercial crops found in India

Sugarcane, cotton, jute, tea, coffee, tobacco, oilseeds (like rapeseed, mustard, soybean, and groundnut), and rubber

30. Name the largest agro-based industry

Textile industry

Know Your World - 5

1. Iron age was started in India around ___ BC

1200 BC

2. Gayatri hymns were dedicated to ___

Savitri

3. Allahabad Prasasti contained how many lines?

33 lines

4. Who wrote Vikramanka deb Charita?

the Kashmiri poet and scholar, Bilhana

5. Battle of Kalinga was mentioned in which inscription of Ashoka?

Ashoka's Major Rock Edict XIII

6. Who wrote "Mudra rakshasa"?

Visakhadatta

7. Deopara Prasasti is associated with which ruler?

Vijaya Sena

8. Who wrote Dasakumarcharit?

Daṇḍin

9. In which language did Goutam Buddha preached his religion?

Pali

10. Agam Siddhant is the religious text of which religion?

Jainism

11. Birth place of Goutam Buddha was ___

Lumbini

12. Who was the president of 2nd Jain council?

Devardhi Kshemasarmana

13. 1st division of buddhist monastry occured in which buddhist council?

Rajagriha (modern day Rajgir)

14. 1st Jain council was held at __

Pataliputra (now Patna)

15. Kaivarta revolt took place during whose reign?

Mahipala II

16. Who introduced Koulinya system in Bengal?

Raja Ballala Sena

17. "Pancha Ratna" was in the court of which ruler?

Jahangir

18. Mahavir died at the age of ___

72years

19. Who was known as the founder of 2nd Pala empire?

Mahipala I

20. Who was the teacher of Goutam Buddha?

Alara Kalama

21. Symbol of Mahaviniskraman of Buddha was ___

a horse

22. Who wrote Buddha Charita?

Ashvaghosha

23. Four noble truth and eight fold path was in which religion?

Buddhism

24. Price discrimination is possible under which market?

monopoly market structure

25. The number of sellers in a duopoly market is ____

two sellers

26. The shape of demand curve of a firm under oligopoly is ___

indeterminate or kinked

27. What is "Break-even" point?

the point at which a business's total revenue equals its total costs, resulting in neither a profit nor a loss

28. What is "Shut-down" point?

the level of operation where a company decides to stop production, even temporarily, because it no longer benefits from continuing operations

29. If there is one seller or producer of commodity in a market it is called ____

monopoly

30. What is "Fixed cost"?

a business expense that remains constant regardless of the quantity of goods or services produced or sold

Know Your World - 4

1. The scientific name of Vitamin K is ___

Phytonadione

2. The name enzyme was given by ___

Wilhelm Kühne

3. Pepsin enzyme is secreated from which part of body?

Pepsin is secreted by the chief cells lining the stomach

4. Multinucleated animal cells are called ___

syncytial cells

5. How many membranes does Vacoules have?

a single membrane

6. Plant golgi bodies are known as ___

dictyosomes

7. Plasma membrane is composed of ___

a phospholipid bilayer, with embedded proteins, carbohydrates, and other molecules

8. Synthesis of DNA is known as __

DNA replication

9. Who proposed that protoplasm is the basis of life?

Thomas Huxley

10. Intercalary meristem are found in ___

at the base of leaves, internodes, and in the petiole of plants, particularly in monocots

11. Thalassemia is also called ___

Mediterranean anemia and Cooley's anemia

12. Which vitamin is helpful in Erythropoiesis?

Vitamin B12 and folate (vitamin B9)

13. 100ml blood of man contains what amount of haemoglobin?

A healthy male typically has between 13.8 to 17.2 grams of hemoglobin per 100 mL of blood

14. Schwann cell is present in ___

peripheral nervous system (PNS)

15. Harappan civilization was ___ based civilization (options: town/village/river)

town-based

16. Where were the bones of camel found in Harappan civilization?

Camel bones have been found at the Harappan site of Kalibangan

17. Harappan civilization belongs to which period of human society?

Bronze Age

18. Lothal of IVC is situated at ___

Bhal region of Gujarat, India

19. First discovered site of Indus Valley Civilization is ____

Harappa

20. Which animal was worshipped by Harappan people?

bull, rhinoceros, tiger, and crocodile

21. Bronze image of dancing girl was found in ____

Mohenjodaro

22. Who was known as "Srenik"?

Bimbisara

23. Who was the first historical emperor of India?

Chandragupta Maurya

24. during whose reign capital of Magadha was transferred from Rajgriha to Patliputra?

The capital of Magadha was transferred from Rajgriha to Patliputra during the reign of Udayin, the son and successor of Ajatashatru

25. Who was the ruler of Magadha during the invasion of Alexander?

Dhanananda

26. Which Mahajanapadas are situated outside India?

Gandhara and Kamboja

27. Aryans entered India for the first time around ____ BC

1500 BC

28. Important assembly during the Rig Vedic times was ___

Sabha and Samiti

29. Mana and Nishka were the currency of which age?

Vedic period (1500-600BC)

30. The origin of Indian Music can be traced from which veda?

Sama Veda

Know Your World - 3

1. “Physiography” deals with ____

physical features of the Earth's surface

2. The book “The nation in making” is written by ___

Surendranath Banerjee

3. In which photosystem photolysis takes place?

Photosystem II (PSII)

4. Source of oxygen in carbohydrate molecule produced during photosynthesis is __

carbon dioxide (CO2)

5. The membrane of lungs is __

pleural membrane

6. In which light, rate of photosynthesis is maximized?

red light

7. Which plants release oxygen at night?

Several plants are known to release oxygen at night, primarily those that utilize Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis. This allows them to open their stomata at night to take in carbon dioxide, a process that leads to oxygen release during the day. Some examples include snake plants, aloe vera, areca palms, money plants, and orchids

8. Another name of Glycolysis is __

EMP pathway, which stands for Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway

9. The inventor of "Bifocal lens" is __

Benjamin Franklin

10. The inventor of "progressive lens" is __

Bernard Maitenaz

11. Silicon chips was invented by ___

Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce

12. Bismilla Khan is related with which music instrument?

Shehnai

13. Thomas Cup is related with which sport?

Badminton

14. Indian Premier League(IPL) is associated with which sport?

Twenty20 (T20) cricket tournament

15. who invented X-Ray?

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen

16. Study of interrelationship between organism themselves is known as __

Ecology

17. 10% law of Lindemann is related to ___

the transfer of energy between trophic levels in an ecosystem

18. the soil transported by air is called ____

Eolian soil

19. Xerophytic plants grow in the _____ area

desert

20. Ganga Action Plan was launched on ___

31426

21. Minamata disease is caused by ____

methylmercury poisoning

22. In hot summer day, plant cooling is due to ____

transpiration

23. The element which is required in largest quantities by plant is ___

nitrogen

24. A bulk of nitrogen in nature is fixed by ___

bacteria and blue-green algae (cyanobacteria)

25. The main organism which takes part in Nitrogen cycle is ___

nitrogen-fixing bacteria

26. Vestigeal stomata are found in ___

submerged aquatic plants

27. The water absorbed through root is because of __

Osmosis

28. Ammonia is converted to nitrate in the process of ___

nitrification

29. Epiphytes are the plants which are dependent on other plants for ___

mechanical support

30. Ruminent stomach is found in which animal?

cows, sheep, goats, and deer

Know Your World - 2

1. What is the length of Suez Canal?

approximately 193.30 km or 120.11 miles

2. The value of Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) lies between ___ percent of bank deposit.

3% to 15%

3. The value of Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) lies between ___ percent of bank deposit.

0% to 40%

4. When is India’s first Mutual Fund established?

1963

5. In which year RBI acquired 60% share of SBI?

1955

6. In which year RBI act was passed?

1934

7. What is the first stable product of Kreb’s cycle?

citric acid (or citrate)

8. Which aquatic mammals have lungs?

whales, dolphins, and seals, breathe through lungs

9. Accessory respiratory organ of “Koi” is ___

the accessory respiratory organs consist of a pair of vascular sac-like diverticula from the pharynx above the gills

10. Lungs in humans contains how many lobes?

the right lung has three lobes (upper, middle, and lower), while the left lung has two lobes (upper and lower)

11. Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma is associated with which instrument?

the santoor

12. The character of Col Niladri was created by __

Syed Mustafa Siraj

13. Which is the oldest cricket tournament of India?

The Ranji Trophy

14. To protect the breathing problem of infants is controlled by which instrument?

mechanical ventilator

15. “Raiganj” is situated beside which river?

Kulik River

16. “Vienna” is situated beside which river?

Danube River

17. Which commission is associated with Graham Stennes assassination incident?

The Wadhwa Commission, headed by Justice D.P. Wadhwa

18. Manometer is used to measure __

pressure

19. Which day is observed as the “World’s Laughter Day”?

celebrated on the first Sunday in May every year

20. Which day is observed as the “World’s Environment Day”?

5th June

21. Pabitra sarkar committee is associated with ___

The Pabitra Sarkar Committee is associated with the introduction of English at the primary level in West Bengal. It was established in 1999 to review this introduction and based on its findings, English was reintroduced to Class 1 in 2004

22. Who gave the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”?

Bhagat Singh

23. Which is the biggest National Park of India?

Hemis National Park, located in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

24. Which is the biggest National Park of the World?

Northeast Greenland National Park

25. What is the Parliament of Taiwan?

The Legislative Yuan

26. Which countries are Permanent members of UNO?

The permanent members of the UN Security Council are China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

27. With which sports Josna Chinnappa is associated?

Squash

28. The book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was written by?

Harriet Beecher Stowe

29. The parliament of Spain is ___

Cortes Generales

30. “The Insider” is written by ___

Marie Brenner

Know Your World - 1

1. What is the old name of Axis Bank?

UTI Bank

2. Which is the world’s largest railway?

United States rail network with route length approximately 250,000km

3. What are the eight different metropolitan cities of India?

They are : Mumbai; Delhi; Kolkata; Chennai; Bengaluru; Hyderabad; Ahmedabad and Pune

4. What are the seven islands of Mumbai?

They are : Isle of Bombay; Mazagaon; Parel; Worli; Mahim; Colaba; Old Woman's Island (also known as Little Colaba)

5. Which is India’s first Mutual Fund and who established it?

The Unit Trust of India (UTI), by the Government of India and the Reserve Bank of India

6. Which is the longest railway line in the world?

The Trans-Siberian Railway, connecting Moscow to Vladivostok spanning over 9,289km.

7. Presently currency notes are issued by the RBI in which system?

the minimum reserve system

8. What is the main function of Mutual Fund?

The main function of a mutual fund is to pool money from multiple investors and invest it in a diversified portfolio of assets, such as stocks, bonds, or other securities, managed by professional fund managers, aiming to generate returns and spread risk.

9. How many phases is in National Highways Development Project (NHDP)?

Seven phases

10. Mumbai is situated on how many islands?

seven islands

11. Pawan Hans is associated with which services?

Pawan Hans is the National Helicopter Carrier of India

12. When was the Imperial Bank of India established?

On January 27, 1921, by merging the Presidency Banks of Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras

13. Kolkata Metro Rail was set up in which year?

30979

14. Which is the largest railway zone of India?

Northern Railway

15. What is the world’s busiest Waterway (ocean)?

North Atlantic sea route

16. Which is the longest NH (national highway) of India?

National Highway 44 (NH 44), spanning 4,112 kilometers from Srinagar in the north to Kanyakumari in the south

17. When was Imperial Bank Of India converted to State Bank Of India and on the basis of whose recommendations?

July 1, 1955 following the recommendations of the Gorewala Committee.

18. When was State Bank of India nationalized?

20271

19. In which year was RBI nationalized?

17899

20. JAL is associated with which airline services?

JAL is Japan Airlines

21. What is Bank Rate?

It is the rate of interest which is charged by RBI while lending loans to a commercial bank

22. What is Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)?

It is the mandatory minimum percentage of a commercial bank's deposits that must be held in liquid assets like cash, gold, or government-approved securities, ensuring financial stability.

23. What is Open Market Operation?

It is a tool of RBI to manage the money supply and influence interest rates by buying or selling government securities in the open market

24. What is Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)?

It is a monetary policy tool used by the RBI to control the money supply and inflation, requiring banks to hold a specific percentage of their deposits as reserves with the RBI.

25. What is India’s ranking among Asian Railway Network and in all over the World?

India ranks fifth in the world and fourth in Asia for its railway network, which spans over 23,000 miles

26. How many metropolitan cities does India have?

India has eight officially recognized metropolitan cities

27. What is the cheapest mode of transport?

For general long-distance travel, waterways (ships and ferries) are generally the cheapest mode of transport, followed by railways, while for short distances, walking and cycling are the cheapest options

28. Where is Korba situated?

Chhattisgarh, India

29. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordolio International Airport is in which state of India?

Assam, also known as Guwahati Airport

30. From when did RBI commence its operations?

April 1, 1935 based on RBI act 1934